Ashburn is going crazy

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Anonymous wrote:What's happening in Ashburn isn't unique. It's happening all across NoVa.

However, once the pandemic comes to an end, exurban places like Ashburn will be the first to cool off.

It was out of control before the pandemic. Hasn't cooled off for over a decade. All the high paying jobs and good schools are the fuel for this explosion. Many in ashburn are highly educated tech workers (not the typical mediocre beaurecrat) and want good schools and a short commute. That's the demographic.

Yes, but once the pandemic subsides you won't be seeing the flocks of families looking to relocate out there - families that don't have a "short commute."

Nope. PP is correct. Ashburn’s boom has nothing to do with the pandemic. It’s been this way for over a decade. I tried to buy here in 2018 and finally was able to in 2019. Ashburn may not be your cup of tea but it is for plenty of people and your understanding of real estate is lacking.

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I briefly considered moving us to Montclair in Prince William last summer for a bigger house (and being closer to my husband’s job in Stafford). But remembering the pandemic won’t be forever kept me from moving forward. We are staying in Fairfax and just making the best of what we have with some updates and renovations and my daughter gets to stay in her academy program through FCPS.

People rag on Ashburn, but if you aren’t commuting to DC daily, it is a nice area. If you want a newish large home, it is a decent pick.

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Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

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Not sure why everyone is saying it’s far out. Nearly all the jobs are here in Dulles or Reston. Maybe one person in my neighborhood goes into tysons for work. Everyone has very short commutes, big houses and good schools. It’s very diverse. But I would agree that there aren’t many AA, but most schools are at least 40% Asian, 15% Hispanic, so I feel that there’s lots of diversity.

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Only in DCUM would places outside of DC or Arlington proper be considered the boonies. Ashburn is really nice and has a lot of tech jobs with newer housing and good schools. I get why it is appealing to some especially people with young families. For my situation I like being closer to the city but get the appeal. I don't understand why people here feel the need to put down a place just because it doesn't appeal to them. If you like living in your DC condo and spending a ton of $$$ that's ok but not everyone wants that lifestyle. Different strokes for different folks.

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

Nearly all the jobs are IT and are Asian males between 25-40 who gets the jobs. I actually worked in an IT company and all the newer residents Ashburn (last 10-15 years) are Indian. Longer residents are not.

40 percent Asian schools are not diverse. Most folks here don’t realize diversity is a myth. Years ago I recall they did a study and only one diverse town in United States and was valley stream in ny. It had exact percentage of whites, blacks, Asians, gender, ages, religions, disabled, sexual orientation, incomes. Education etc. that matched census numbers almost exact.

Ashburn is 40 percent Asian and 60 percent old white folk. And headed towards more Asian. How is that diverse? Seems like a scene out of a spike Lee movie

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Isolated? All the people I know who live in Ashburn live in very social neighborhoods.

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I like Brambleton/Ashburn, but I get hung up on the toll road. It seems like you'd spend another $5k on tolls per year if you go to Reston regularly. And I feel like the tolls would penalize friends and discourage anyone from visiting. Otherwise, I like the feel of Ashburn.

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Even in the fast food industry? No, glad to have you gone then. Alabama or Mississippi would probably be great for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

Nearly all the jobs are IT and are Asian males between 25-40 who gets the jobs. I actually worked in an IT company and all the newer residents Ashburn (last 10-15 years) are Indian. Longer residents are not.

40 percent Asian schools are not diverse. Most folks here don’t realize diversity is a myth. Years ago I recall they did a study and only one diverse town in United States and was valley stream in ny. It had exact percentage of whites, blacks, Asians, gender, ages, religions, disabled, sexual orientation, incomes. Education etc. that matched census numbers almost exact.

Ashburn is 40 percent Asian and 60 percent old white folk. And headed towards more Asian. How is that diverse? Seems like a scene out of a spike Lee movie

Yeah a diverse school in nova is something like Hoffman Boston in South Arlington, not Ashburn.

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Anonymous wrote:Some PPs make Ashburn sound like deliverance. I mean, really? I grew up there, and have since lived in NYC, DC, and Boston. Ashburn is suburbia, no question about it. But it has access to big city amenities at a more affordable price point. It’s one of the few Northeast burbs that has Sunbelt-like prices. And it’s the most diverse place I’ve lived.

That's a joke. There are very few black families here although we do have a large population of asians. I live in a mostly asian neighborhood and love it. My neighbors are nice and the schools are overcrowded but acceptable. Because of the growth here, LCPS is desperate to hire and we definitely have teachers who should not be teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have lived in two different communities in Ashburn. In both spots, the neighborhoods have been fairly diverse, with a mix of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and south Asian (Indian/Pakistani) families living on our street. Lots of trails and open space, which has been especially nice during the pandemic. Almost all of the communities have pools and playgrounds. Tons of soccer fields and indoor sports areas for both kids and adult sports leagues. Great grocery stores and a decent, though not fabulous, mix of non-chain restaurants.

Traffic within Ashburn itself is fine, though it definitely is a long commute to DC, if you drive. Many people (myself included) telework several days per week, even before the pandemic. Many others take the commuter bus, and are planning to take the metro when it opens.

I'm very curious what neighborhoods have a good mix of black families. I'm liberal white and like Ashburn and our schools are moving in the right direction. Everything except the schools is less crowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some PPs make Ashburn sound like deliverance. I mean, really? I grew up there, and have since lived in NYC, DC, and Boston. Ashburn is suburbia, no question about it. But it has access to big city amenities at a more affordable price point. It’s one of the few Northeast burbs that has Sunbelt-like prices. And it’s the most diverse place I’ve lived.

That's a joke. There are very few black families here although we do have a large population of asians. I live in a mostly asian neighborhood and love it. My neighbors are nice and the schools are overcrowded but acceptable. Because of the growth here, LCPS is desperate to hire and we definitely have teachers who should not be teaching.

Do you realize that you contradicted yourself?

Diversity doesn’t just mean black people. C’mon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is a great place to live if you have a large Indian family, want most square foot for money, WFH and Only go DC occasionally and work in IT.

A lot of folks are none of this. I don’t do IT, don’t plan on WFH and don’t want to live isolated in a large house on a large plots surrounded by IT green card holders living in McMansions

There are zero jobs for me in Virginia.

Thank god. We don’t want racists like you here.

Yeah, we are already full of that.